Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 02/04/2026 - 10:10Apparently it's 12 months from the date of issuing the notice to move out before the landlord can legally re-let if the sale has fallen through
The removal of 'no fault' evictions which enabled me to get rid of a tenant who was behaving in various antisocial ways without having to prove it, meant that I didn't need to obtain proof because actually the victims were...
Reply to the comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 25/03/2026 - 10:31I would imagine that the estate agent would not be highlighting those costs, for fear of losing the sale and therefore their commission
Some years ago a tenant on housing benefits - finally evicted owing many months rent - left behind her bedroom floor littered with clothes, her Rampant Rabbit vibrator, and a pole used for pole dancing....oh and a kitchen cupboard with...
With Section 21 gone, the unintended consequences of trying to prove anti-social behavior as a reason, would be seriously not good and potentially expensive! My ex-tenant (on single parent benefits) denied to the council that her boyfriend lived with her,...
Many of us landlords choose to use section 21 precisely because you don't need to give a reason, as neighbours are often too frightened of retribution from the outgoing tenant... Also outgoing tenant more likely to cause further damage as...
Just chipping in to say that all-inclusive landlords can't win either, as we have found HMO tenants running their own plug-in fires as well, if they felt the heating in the property, which they weren't responsible for paying for, was...
However I am not the only landlord who has had to return the rent paid directly to me by the council, because 'the tenant's circumstances have changed' and the DWP can make the landlord liable for some years after the...
On the whole, most people are lacking in imagination, and the photos really count, to give an ideal of size of rooms...which helps, even with published dimensions! So declutter, add a few pictures on the walls, perhaps a tablecloth, cushions,...
Our rental property was granted HMO status in March in Lincoln only after the council surveyor has gone over it with a fine tooth comb, we had all the necessary EICR, fire doors, gas and other certificates in place, and...
Reply to the comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 10/05/2020 - 10:47Hi Whiteskifreak, What have you seen that leads you to believe that universities will not be open again in September?
Reply to the comment left by Rob Crawford at 05/05/2020 - 15:05Hi Philippe, Rob, I know of an agency who send a walk around video of a property, and if the prospective tenant is happy with everything, (and of course...
I was shocked to hear that a Romanian couple who are tenants of mine - who rent a room in a house in Lincoln, and who are now in arrears - are now receiving Universal Credit payments, because they "were...
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 10/07/2019 - 08:45Mick, I saw a recent documentary and have also read reports in the papers about how there are fields of fruit and veg that are going rotten because of...
Reply to the comment left by Jo Taylor at 04/06/2019 - 16:56Jo, when I read the 'manifesto' I thought, oh hell, this is massively going to appeal to all those hordes of young people and those on benefits, who he...
I have had grief with 3 different councils, and in each case the rent being paid directly to me from the start ? payment being stopped and/ or reduced) - ...either because the tenant's circumstances supposedly changed (no-one ever informed...
I would like to add that my experience with councils in different areas of the country, on more than 1 occasion - where the rent was being paid directly to me the landlord - resulted in deductions being made from...
Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 02/04/2026 - 10:10
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 02/04/2026 - 10:10Apparently it's 12 months from the date of issuing the notice to move out before the landlord can legally re-let if the sale has fallen through
Read More →25th March 2026, 2 weeks ago
The removal of 'no fault' evictions which enabled me to get rid of a tenant who was behaving in various antisocial ways without having to prove it, meant that I didn't need to obtain proof because actually the victims were...
Read More →Reply to comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 25/03/2026 - 10:31
Reply to the comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 25/03/2026 - 10:31I would imagine that the estate agent would not be highlighting those costs, for fear of losing the sale and therefore their commission
Read More →22nd August 2025, 8 months ago
Some years ago a tenant on housing benefits - finally evicted owing many months rent - left behind her bedroom floor littered with clothes, her Rampant Rabbit vibrator, and a pole used for pole dancing....oh and a kitchen cupboard with...
Read More →12th September 2024, 2 years ago
With Section 21 gone, the unintended consequences of trying to prove anti-social behavior as a reason, would be seriously not good and potentially expensive! My ex-tenant (on single parent benefits) denied to the council that her boyfriend lived with her,...
Read More →18th April 2024, 2 years ago
Many of us landlords choose to use section 21 precisely because you don't need to give a reason, as neighbours are often too frightened of retribution from the outgoing tenant... Also outgoing tenant more likely to cause further damage as...
Read More →27th November 2023, 2 years ago
Just chipping in to say that all-inclusive landlords can't win either, as we have found HMO tenants running their own plug-in fires as well, if they felt the heating in the property, which they weren't responsible for paying for, was...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 10/01/2023 - 09:34
However I am not the only landlord who has had to return the rent paid directly to me by the council, because 'the tenant's circumstances have changed' and the DWP can make the landlord liable for some years after the...
Read More →20th July 2021, 5 years ago
On the whole, most people are lacking in imagination, and the photos really count, to give an ideal of size of rooms...which helps, even with published dimensions! So declutter, add a few pictures on the walls, perhaps a tablecloth, cushions,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by david porter at 19/11/2020 - 10:21
Reply to the comment left by david porter at 19/11/2020 - 10:21Does this apply only to HMO properties for now?
Read More →20th September 2020, 6 years ago
Our rental property was granted HMO status in March in Lincoln only after the council surveyor has gone over it with a fine tooth comb, we had all the necessary EICR, fire doors, gas and other certificates in place, and...
Read More →3rd July 2020, 6 years ago
Thanks folks for your comments...thought it would probably be a thumbs down :-(
Read More →10th May 2020, 6 years ago
Ye gods! And predictions are for a slump worse than the 1930's. Hard not to think that will turn out to be accurate!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 10/05/2020 - 10:47
Reply to the comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 10/05/2020 - 10:47Hi Whiteskifreak, What have you seen that leads you to believe that universities will not be open again in September?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rob Crawford at 05/05/2020 - 15:05
Reply to the comment left by Rob Crawford at 05/05/2020 - 15:05Hi Philippe, Rob, I know of an agency who send a walk around video of a property, and if the prospective tenant is happy with everything, (and of course...
Read More →13th July 2019, 7 years ago
I was shocked to hear that a Romanian couple who are tenants of mine - who rent a room in a house in Lincoln, and who are now in arrears - are now receiving Universal Credit payments, because they "were...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 10/07/2019 - 08:45
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 10/07/2019 - 08:45Mick, I saw a recent documentary and have also read reports in the papers about how there are fields of fruit and veg that are going rotten because of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jo Taylor at 04/06/2019 - 16:56
Reply to the comment left by Jo Taylor at 04/06/2019 - 16:56Jo, when I read the 'manifesto' I thought, oh hell, this is massively going to appeal to all those hordes of young people and those on benefits, who he...
Read More →12th January 2019, 7 years ago
I have had grief with 3 different councils, and in each case the rent being paid directly to me from the start ? payment being stopped and/ or reduced) - ...either because the tenant's circumstances supposedly changed (no-one ever informed...
Read More →7th November 2018, 7 years ago
I would like to add that my experience with councils in different areas of the country, on more than 1 occasion - where the rent was being paid directly to me the landlord - resulted in deductions being made from...
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